STATELINE, Nev. — A bear cub drew a crowd of spectators at a Lake Tahoe neighborhood as it munched on barbecue-chicken-and-jalapeno pizza in the back seat of a vintage red Buick convertible.

It also apparently washed it down with a swig of a Jack Daniel's mixer, some vodka, and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.

About 30 people watched the cub lumber around a parking lot last Sunday before it homed in on the car and the spicy pizza on the floor.

The bruin was unfazed by the car's horn, which blew nonstop as the cub pressed the seat into the steering wheel.

"The bear was loping along in the parking lot and then decides to get inside the car," said resident Jerry Patterson.

The car's owner, David Ziello of South Lake Tahoe, said the bruin didn't cause any damage, but slopped cheese and jalapenos on the seats and floor.

Carl Lackey, a biologist with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, said up to two dozen bears live in the region near the south shore of Lake Tahoe.

They come for food from Dumpsters and people who leave it in the open, said Lackey, who relocates bears.